Start Your Day With Three Simple Yoga Moves!

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Never roll out of bed and sleepwalk to class again—wake up the right way with a morning routine of super simple yoga poses. A few quick moves will not only help you wake up, but also give you the energy needed to breeze through your to-do list. (Come on, who really wants to write an English paper?)

We caught up with yoga expert Kristin McGee at CalNaturale Svelte's newest protein shake launch and she gave us deets on three awesome (and very simple!) yoga poses that will have you alert and ready to take on the day!

To begin this pose, get on all fours, sort of like you're going to crawl across the floor. With your hands and feet both flat on the ground, straighten your legs, and lift your hips up and back. Hold and breathe for 5-8 seconds. This is the ultimate pose for stretching your entire body, and it can even give you a bit of brainpower—the increased blood flow to the brain helps you remember important facts! Hello, finals week!

You'll be twisting both your arms and legs for this pose! Bend your knees and cross one leg over the other. If you can, rest your foot on the back of your calf. Cross your arms in front of you, near your shoulders, and twist so your palms press together. Sink your hips deep into the pose (almost like you're sitting in a chair), bend from your waist and lean forward. Besides the ah-may-zing stretch you'll feel, this pose helps get rid of the wrist and hand tension that's created from spending too much time texting your crush.

Get on all fours (like you're starting downward-facing dog again), and drop your hips to your heels and bend forward, walking your hands out forward on the floor in front of you. This pose ends with your arms straight in front of you and your head down. Child's pose helps you breathe deeper and fuller breaths, and releases stress in the back, shoulders, hips, waist, and thighs—perfect for when you're feeling super sore the morning after a killer workout.

Which of these three poses is your fave? Sound off in the comments below!